The World is Blue: How Our Fate and the Ocean's Are One - Sylvia A. Earle (paperback)

Described as “a Silent Spring for our era,” this is Sylvia A. Earle’s passionate plea to mankind to protect our oceans from fatal damage inflicted by drilling, mining, shipping, spilling, over-harvesting, and the resulting climate and chemistry changes, loss of biodiversity, and crumbling ecosystems. Not going to lie– the first half of this book is dire and overwhelming. But in the second half, Earle arms her readers with opportunities for action in the exploration, governing, farming, and protection of our oceans. She also inspires with her and her colleagues’ courageous efforts. Although this book was written in 2009, like Silent Spring, it remains as pertinent and ever. When you’ve finished it, you will have facts and attainable goals for making meaningful, positive change. 319 pages.